82,487

2,16,448

46,321

71,200

3,49,875

16

26,295

9,433

1,74,000

BUDS Institutions

Disability is when a loss or reduction in any physical or psychological function results in a partial or total inability to perform any bodily or mental functions in a manner or within the range considered normal for a human being. Within the range of disabilities, mental challenges are felt as one of the serious problems affecting the family economically and emotionally. Kudumbashree initiated the Disability Mainstreaming Program namely Buds. To avoid the sin of labeling and stigmatizing towards the mentally challenged, the school was named as “BUDs”. The first BUDS institution was started at Venganoor Panchayat in 2004.

With the policy focus on inclusive and integrated education more and more mentally challenged children began to enroll in government schools. This has provided the mentally challenged children an opportunity for schooling in an inclusive atmosphere where they can learn upto the age of 18. However there was no institution to take care of the mentally challenged above the age of 18 especially in rural areas which became another problem and issue for the family. The neighborhood groups began to demand for day care and training for mentally challenged adult persons within the local areas. The panchayats also demanded for such an initiative. It was in these circumstances that Kudumbashree mission came up with the concept of BRC and the Government of Kerala approved the proposal. Thus Kudumbashree decided to focus also on post school age group. The Government of Kerala accordingly approved the innovative model. Thus in 2015 BUDs Rehabilitation Center was formed. The centre focuses on the rehabilitation, training and day care of these mentally challenged persons.

At present there are 181 BUDS institution in Kerala. The detailed list of BUDS institutions in all the districts of Kerala as follows.

Number of BUDS Institutions as on 15-March-2018

Sl.No.

Name of the District

BRC

BUDS

Total

1

Thiruvananthapuram

28

2

30

2

Kollam

13

2

15

3

Pathanamthitta

3

0

3

4

Alappuzha

9

7

16

5

Kottayam

1

0

1

6

Idukki

1

1

2

7

Ernakulam

11

17

28

8

Thrissur

6

2

8

9

Palakkad

6

2

8

10

Malappuram

8

8

16

11

Kozhikode

10

12

22

12

Wayanad

2

1

3

13

Kannur

6

14

20

14

Kasaragod

2

7

9

Total

106

75

181

BUDS Students District wise

Sl.No

District

No. of students

1

Thiruvananthapuram

91

2

Kollam

67

3

Pathanamthitta

0

4

Alappuzha

308

5

Kottayam

0

6

Idukki

47

7

Ernakulam

684

8

Thrissur

102

9

Palakkad

46

10

Malappuram

412

11

Kozhikode

503

12

Wayanad

41

13

Kannur

601

14

Kasaragod

429

Total

3331

BRC Students District Wise

Sl.No

District

No. of students

1

Thiruvananthapuram

870

2

Kollam

339

3

Pathanamthitta

99

4

Alappuzha

212

5

Kottayam

63

6

Idukki

33

7

Ernakulam

245

8

Thrissur

182

9

Palakkad

203

10

Malappuram

193

11

Kozhikode

236

12

Wayanad

30

13

Kannur

97

14

Kasaragod

38

Total

2840

At present 6171 children are studying in these 181 BUDS institutions. The children within the vicinity of respective Local Self Government Institutions are enrolled in these BUDS institutions.

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List of BUDS Schools

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M.S No.152-2009_01-08-2009 BUDS Rehabilitation Centres

No.43145-FM-1-2010_26-07-2010 BUDS Special School

No.77737-FM-1-2011 _ 01-04-2011 BUDS Special School

P No.162-2011_29-07-2011 BUDS Special NHG

M.S No.144-2013_06-04-2013 BUDS Rehabilitation Centres

KS No.H1-17778-2013_17-06-2013_Circular_DSJ-Recognition BRC

G.O - 0206-2016 (BUDS, Malappuram_BUDS_School_BusDriver)_04-08-2016

Circular_4466_DB_09 Nutritious Food Distribution Project-Ratification

Circular_12924_IA1_11 Summer Vacation BUDS School

G.O_148_09 Buds School Formation of Advisory Committee

G.O_236_2017 200 New BUDS School

G.O_2517_2011 BUDS School Educational Grant Guidelines

With the policy focus on inclusive and integrated education more and more children with mental retardation began to be enrolled in government schools. This has provided the mentally retarded children an opportunity for schooling in inclusive atmosphere where they can learn upto the age of 18. However there was no institution to take care of the mentally challenged above the age of 18 especially in rural areas which became another problem and issue of the family. The neighborhood groups began to demand for day care and training for mentally challenged adult persons within the local area. The panchayats also demanded for such an initiative. It was in this circumstances Kudumbashree mission evolved the concept of BRC and the government of Kerala approved the proposal. Thus Kudumbashree decided to shift the focus from school age group to post school age group. The government of Kerala accordingly approved the innovative model. BUDs Rehabilitation Center was formed thus in 2013.The center focuses on the rehabilitation, training and day care of these mentally challenged persons. It follows a unique rehabilitation approach which ensures the participation of all the stakeholders associated with it.